Horror Film Reader

by Alain Silver

These essays offer a broad overview of the horror film genre, from the silent screen to Scream 3 , demonstrating how it remains defiantly, frighteningly alive.

Genres: Film, Horror, Nonfiction, Essays, Academic

332 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Alain Silver has co-written and co-edited a score of books including The Samurai Film, The Noir Style, The Vampire Film, Raymond Chandlers Los Angeles, director studies of David Lean and Robert Aldrich, and four Film Noir Readers. His articles have appeared in numerous film journals, newspapers, and online magazines. He holds a Ph.D. from UCLA and is a member of the Writers Guild of America west and the Directors Guild of America.

Reviews

[no elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

i bought this specifically for aviva briefel & sianne ngai's essay on candyman, but was pleasantly surprised by the breadth of work featured. there's some early criticism that reads as particularly quaint, in a very good way, and a decent amount of theory to balance out the fluffier stuff. a good starter book!

[Jason Coffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid collection of essays on the horror film, with most of them landing on the more academic side. Not a bad place to start if you're interested in taking your horror watching seriously.

[Pandora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good genre stuff.

[Michael Clayton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good collection of horror film essays. Some old, some new.